Pig-holder



(No Model.)

0. HARMSEN. PIG HOLDER. No. 582,914. Patented May 18, 1897.

Wkzzarqea UNITED STATES PIG-HOLDER.

5PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed January 19, 1897.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLAUS HARMSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garwin, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvem cuts in Pig-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a pig or hog holder; and the object of the invention is to provide a machine for holding animals, especially pigs or hogs, while being castrated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine for holding animals of the above-mentioned character constructed with a sliding clamp operated by a foot-lever to grasp an animal and adapted to be automatically returned to normal position by releasin g said foot-lever.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for holding the feet of an animal independent of the body-holder.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as will hereinafter be more fully disclosed in the specification and claims to follow.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine in normal position. Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1, showing in dotted lines the slidable clamp moved in clamping position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the slidable clamp. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a modification.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The side frame-piece A is attached to the end pieces B, and the latter are secured to a bench O or other suitable stand or support having uprights D, to which are secured one of the clamping members E.

The bottom F, upon which an animal is placed, extends from one of the end pieces B to the other contiguous with the rigid clamping member E, the inner side of said ends being provided with grooves a.

The slidable clamping member G is of the same shape as the rigid or fixed member and Patent No. 582,914, dated May 18, 1897.

Serial No. 619,792. (No model.)

has lower corner-shoulders b, which engage the top and inner sides of the ends 13. Lugs 0 upon the outside of the member G have a right-angle tongue or projection d, which is opened in the grooves a, and the same lugs form a stop for the outward movement of the slidable clamping member G.

Upon the inner side, at each end of the clamping members E and G, is formed a neck lug h, having a curved edge to engage and substantially fit the neck of the animal.

To the side frame A is pivoted a dependingarm H, to which is pivoted at e a footlever I. A toothed rack L depends from the bench or stand 0 for the purpose of holding the foot-lever down as desired. A rope or cord f has one end secured to the foot-lever and the other end is run over a pulley g, set

in the side A, and is provided with a weight A sufficient to overcome the weight of said lever and the slidable clamping member, to which latter member the cord is secured. The slidable member is moved against the fixed member by pressing down the foot-lever, which pulls the rope f, and the latter being secured to the slidable member carries the same up to the fixed member.

The independent means for holding the feet of an animal while clamped in the machine consists of a lever P, pivoted at J, the free end of which engages notches m 011 one of the uprights D to keep it down, and a rope 12, operated through a staple O on the rigid clamping member and having one end secured to the said lever P and the other end formed into a loop 19. When the animal is clamped, the hind feet are put into the loop and by pressure on the lever P they are held securely.

It will be observed that the tension on the feet, as well as upon the body of the animal, is at all times under full control of the operator, so that there is no injury done the animal.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 5, the several parts of the machine are like unto those hereinbefore described, except that the rope M ends where it is secured to the slidable clamping member N, the weight and pulley are dispensed with, and in lieu thereof coil-springs o are employed to return the slidable clamping member to its normal position.

It is obvious that in the manufacture of this machine the clamping members may be curved or bent to more fully conform to the shape of the animal to be operated upon, and the size or shape of the machine may be changed as desired without departing from ths spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a pig-holder, the combination with the stand having grooved end pieces and connected by a side piece provided with a pulley, of the clamping member fixed to the stand, the depending toothed rack, the slidable member having stoplugs and tongues integral therewith to engage said grooves, the arm pivoted to the said side piece, the lever pivoted to the free end of the arm, and a rope connected to the slidable member and having one end secured to the foot-lever and the other end passing over the said pulley and provided with a weight, as set forth.

2. I11 a pig-holder, the combination of the stand having grooved end pieces, and a side piece having a pulley set into its top edge, of the clamping members extending the whole length of the stand, one of said members being fixed and the other slidable on said ends, stoplugs on the slidable member having rightangled tongues to engage the said grooves, the

arm pivoted to the side piece in vertical line with the said pulley, and having a foot-lever pivoted thereto, and a weighted rope secured to the foot-lever and passing over the pulley, and having the slidable member secured between the pulley and foot-lever, as set forth.

3. In a pig-holder, the combination with the stand having grooved end pieces, a side piece, the pulleyin the body of said side piece, the clamping member fixed to the stand, and the depending toothed rack, of the slidable member, stop-lugs 011 the slidable member, adapted to engage the said side piece, tongues engaging said grooves, the arm pivoted to the said side piece, the foot-lever pivoted to the arm and adapted to be swung with said arm in and out of engagement with the depending raclc, and the rope having one end secured to the foot-lever and the other end attached to a weight, said rope passing under the said fixed member and having the slidable member attached, substantially :s set forth.

at. In a device for holding the body and feet of animals, the stand having side and eml pieces, a toothed rack depending from the stand, a foot-lever pivotally connected to the said side piece to turn vertically and horizontally, the clamping member fixed to the stand, the clamping member slidably connected to the end pieces, the rope connected to the foot-lever and to the slidable member a weight secured to the rope, the notched standard upon the stand, the pivoted handlever adapted to engage said notches, and the cord secured to the hand-lever and connected. to the fixed clamping member, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUS HARMSEN.

Witnesses:

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